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Jimmy Kimmel responds to Trump's call for him to be fired over joke about first lady

On his show Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel said the joke he made about first lady Melania Trump was a "light roast" and was "not, by any stretch of the definition, a call to assassination. And they know that." Kimmel is shown above in November 2020. (Getty Images for Easterseals)
On his show Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel said the joke he made about first lady Melania Trump was a "light roast" and was "not, by any stretch of the definition, a call to assassination. And they know that." Kimmel is shown above in November 2020. (Getty Images for Easterseals)

This article was originally published on April 27, 2026.

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